How Broodmother and Snapfire perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Broodmother and Snapfire win 52.23% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 3,299 matches.
Pushing down a tower with Broodmother can put enemies in a tough spot. If they group up to defend against the spider army, they become a perfect target for Snapfire's Mortimer Kisses from a safe distance. For a single target trying to run, a well-placed Firesnap Cookie can serve up an easy kill for Broodmother. The most direct synergy, however, comes from Lil' Shredder; its armor reduction applies to Broodmother and all her spiderlings, letting their combined physical damage melt heroes and buildings much faster.
This partnership depends heavily on good coordination and the right game state. Broodmother often plays a solo game, creating pressure far from her team, meaning Snapfire may not be in a position to follow up or provide support. The combo's effectiveness also relies on enemies clumping up to defend, and smarter teams will split their response. While Snapfire provides useful tools, she doesn't solve Broodmother's inherent weaknesses to strong area-of-effect counters. This makes for a duo that can sometimes secure an objective, but doesn't reliably swing the game.
How this pairing performs across skill brackets — the duo's team win rate in recent ranked matches, split by average match rank. Ranks with too few recent matches are omitted. These rows use the last 30 days of quality-filtered ranked matches, all patches in that span combined — a wider window than the patch-scoped count above, so the per-rank match totals can exceed it.
| Rank | Team win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 55.51% | 272 |
| Crusader & Archon | 55.37% | 614 |
| Legend & Ancient | 55.92% | 431 |
| Divine & Immortal | 54.44% | 169 |
This duo's team win rate in each recent balance patch — whether the pairing is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.
| Patch | Team win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 52.23% | ▼ -0.4pp | 3,299 |
| 7.41d | 52.59% | ▲ +1.5pp | 51,951 |
| 7.41c | 51.09% | ▲ +2.1pp | 16,534 |
| 7.41b | 48.96% | — | 11,600 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.